Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (4:08) Your analysis should include: The num

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Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (4:08)

Your analysis should include:

The number of different musical ideas in the piece ( ideas A and B ? Or is there only one? or more may be idea C)

The timings (start and stop times) of the different sections of the piece.

How unity and variety are exemplified in those sections through the use of:

a) Dynamics: Where does the music get louder or softer? Is there any apparent reason for those changes?

b) Timbre: Where do instruments take over the melody or a solo passage?

c) Pitch: What is the general pitch level of the piece? Are there wide variations in pitch level?

Although there are sections that feature one instrument over others, whether you think this is a piece for a solo performer or for an ensemble

A list of the characteristics of the musical style closest to the one this piece exemplifies.

Whether you think this piece serves (or could serve) a specific purpose.

Explanation / Answer

Cheery Pink and Apple Blossom White is a soulful masterpiece. The multiple instruments symphonize the musical idea of the composer.There are two different musical idea in the piece(A and B). A is a softer tune that symbolises the calm and soothing aspect of the composure. B, on the other hand comprise of louder tunes that appears in the middle and end of the piece to provide a dramatic story telling from the music composer's point of view.

One can hear the unity and variety, that are exemplified in the musical piece to make it more coherent.Dynamic is one example. At 0:22 seconds the music gets louder and then it goes back to its soothing flow of strings. At 0:36, the music gets louder for few seconds and then again, flows back to a calm strings of sound. Likewise, from 0:41 to 0:59 the pitch of the instrument escalates again .The increase in loudness and gradually softening of the tune reveals a story telling from the music composer's point of view. Another example is timber. The saxophone dominates the entire musical piece. The loud and gradual softening of the music narrates a story from the composer's perspective. However, the instruments take over the melody as it is more high in pitch and triggers a dramatic ending from 2:40 to 2:58. The third is the pitch. The general pitch level of the music is soft and soothing. However, there are wide variations in pitch level in the middle and end of it. The use of saxophone to increase the pitch of the sound for a dramatic story narration can be heard throughout. For example, from 2:45 the saxophone played has high pitch and by the end of 2:50, the tune is preparing itself for a grand end. This musical piece cannot be played in a solo act. It requires ensembling of more than five people for it to narrate a musical story via its soft and loud pitch.

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